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In 1971, while poking around the Galapagos island of Pinta in search of mollusks, Hungarian zoologist József Vágvölgyi instead discovered a 60-year-old tortoise — the only one remaining, with his food supply having been devastated by ravaging feral goats introduced a century earlier. Singular not only on Pinta but the planet, this last of the...
Miércoles, 14/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Música, baile y rituales para 3 días de fiestas por Inti Raymi (Music, dance and rituals for 3 days of Inti Raymi fiestas) – The Ministerio de Cultura with the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural (INPC) is arranging 3 days of celebrations for Inti Raymi or the Fiesta...
Protesters demanding a end to mining in Ecuador, marched in 10 provincial capitals on Tuesday. The marches, sponsored by the National Anti-Mining Front and several indigenous organizations, including the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie). “We insist on an end to all mining, legal and illegal,” said Conaie President Leonidas Iza. “If the rights of citizens...
Lunes, 12/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del sábado, 10/6 (1 article): Estancia Buganey, un entorno privilegiado (Estancia Buganey, a privileged setting) – The Estancia Buganey, an hour from Cuenca on the vía a Soldados, offers a country getaway with “glamping”, walks and horseback rides in the country, fishing in the river,...
By Stephen Vargha It started out as personalized hostess gifts. “I would come to someone’s house and they would ask me where I got them,” said Bernie Hemingway. “I told them that I made it.” Prior to moving to Cuenca in April 2014, Hemingway used to can at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. “In the...
By Inés Santaeulalia Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has the soul of a newspaper editor. In this interview, he responds to many of the questions by saying that they are false, poorly formulated, helping to spread lies and that the journalist is misinformed. But he does not avoid any of them. Correa, 59, is facing...
Former National Assemblywoman Luisa González accepted the Citizens Revolution presidential nomination Saturday after former vice president Jorge Glas declined it. The Correismo presidential candidate in the 2021 election, Andrés Arauz, will be the party’s vice-presidential candidate. The selection of González concluded a day of high drama at the Citizens Revolution party meeting in Portoviejo. Former...
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) will hold marches throughout the country on Tuesday to protest government mining policies it says are unconstitutional. The marches are being organized in conjunction with the filing of a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court that seeks to declare certain areas of the country mining-free. “On June 13, we will...
Viernes, 9/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Cultura – De El Mercurio del jueves – 8/6 (3 articles): Calles peatonales por la fiesta del Corpus Cristi (Pedestrian streets for the Corpus Christi festival) – During the Corpus festivities until el 15/6, streets bounding Parque Calderón will be converted into pedestrian only from 18:00 to 23:00. The closed...
The colorful life of Ecuador’s former President León Febres-Cordero is being adapted for a feature biopic by his grandson, producer James León of 8th Gear Entertainment. Ted Field (Jumanji, Chronicles of Riddick franchises) will produce the film alongside Leon, with writer-director Fernando Guzzoni (Blanquita) signed on to pen the screenplay. President Febres-Cordero’s daughter, Maria Liliana...
With the official announcement Thursday that the El Niño weather phenomenon has begun, Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat issued a yellow alert for 143 cantons and 439 parishes it considers vulnerable to flooding. In its announcement, the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said El Niño is strengthening rapidly in the Pacific Ocean due a...
Miércoles, 7/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Titular – Clases, en la Sierra, iniciarán en agosto (Classes in the Sierra will start in August) – On 22/6, schools will finish their 200 days of academic activities and end the scholastic year in the Sierra and Amazonia. There will be changes in the next school year, which will...
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